Terrifying footage has emerged of the moment a shopkeeper hit a man with a spirit level during a savage road rage attack in front of school children.
The road rage incident was captured by students caught on a school bus in Bli Bli, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, on April 19.
Footage circulating on social media showed a man reaching into his car before grabbing the spirit level and chasing a man.
The tradie was seen running barefoot when a nearby driver tried to intervene, but his pleas went unheeded as the tradie continued towards his target.
A man wearing a colorful T-shirt ran around a parked car trying to outrun his attacker before he tripped and fell to the ground.
Terrifying footage has emerged of the moment the driver was hit with a spirit level.
The furious tradie then raised the spirit level above his head before throwing it onto the fallen man.
He hit him several times before nearby residents intervened.
The students on the bus began screaming in horror at what they had just witnessed on the way home from school.
One boy was heard repeatedly saying, “I’m scared.”
The video was shared on Instagram with the caption: ‘Road Rage at Bli Bli this afternoon!! Some guy takes a good beating with a spirit level.
Social media users were outraged by the behavior shown.
The man used the spirit level as a weapon and punched the other man to the ground.
“That’s horrible,” one wrote.
“I hope the kids who were scared and upset get the support they need,” said another.
Queensland Police are investigating the incident.
So far no charges have been filed.